I Can't Wait...
Nov. 3rd, 2008 07:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lls_mutantCan the election be OVER already? PLEASE?
See, I don't really feel like I have a ton invested in the election. I don't despise McCain and I don't despise Obama, and either of them are better than Bush. Palin's too fundamental for my tastes, but hey- there's a Democratic Congress right now. She's not going to manage to single-handedly overturn Roe vs. Wade or something. And while I'm voting for Bob Barr and actually agree with a lot that the Libertarian Party stands for, I know he's not going to win because come on- raise your hands if you have heard of him. Right.
But the calls! Oh, the calls! I'm registered Republican (something I need to change soon and get registered Libertarian), so the Republican party called me the other day to ask if they could rely on my support. I told them no. They asked what they could do to get my vote. If I'd been thinking faster, a great answer would have been, "Well, I'm not convinced yet, but a few more fliers and automated phone calls ought to do the trick!" (Instead I had a nice little rant about how I don't like the two party system and I think that more options should be available to the American people, because four years ago was totally a case of Dumb and Dumber and damn it, I should be able to vote for someone I WANT for President (and have a chance of him winning) instead of voting against someone.) And what kills me is how often they call during naptime.
You just don't do that.
But really. Who thinks automated phone calls actually influence people? Honestly? Have we as a populace sunk that low that they do? All they do is drive me bonkers. And that goes for BOTH the Democrats and the Republicans, although the Republicans have been the worse offenders in this state.
Idiots.
In honor of the time of year, we've been re-watching The West Wing. I'd forgotten just how much I love that show. Well, not really, since that's where Toby got his name from, but still. Howard's gone for the next few days so I won't watch anymore, but maybe tomorrow night I'll re-watch Lay Down Your Burdens, because fictional election drama is much more attractive and interesting than real life election drama. (Sorry- I just can't get into the CNN stuff. I care who wins, but I don't feel like watching the up-to-the-minute updates. I just want the results.)
NaNoWriMo is off to a good start- I'm up to 3,678 words. Need to clear 5,000 today, but I'd like to get a bit further than that. We'll see how the muse does at naptime, I guess. It IS a Heroes night, and I have a baby blanket to work on, too. And I want to review City of Ember, which was actually quite good. And there's a tiny silly ficlet that needs to be written, but that has lowest priority.
And I think the boys are up, or at least one of them. Have a good Monday!
See, I don't really feel like I have a ton invested in the election. I don't despise McCain and I don't despise Obama, and either of them are better than Bush. Palin's too fundamental for my tastes, but hey- there's a Democratic Congress right now. She's not going to manage to single-handedly overturn Roe vs. Wade or something. And while I'm voting for Bob Barr and actually agree with a lot that the Libertarian Party stands for, I know he's not going to win because come on- raise your hands if you have heard of him. Right.
But the calls! Oh, the calls! I'm registered Republican (something I need to change soon and get registered Libertarian), so the Republican party called me the other day to ask if they could rely on my support. I told them no. They asked what they could do to get my vote. If I'd been thinking faster, a great answer would have been, "Well, I'm not convinced yet, but a few more fliers and automated phone calls ought to do the trick!" (Instead I had a nice little rant about how I don't like the two party system and I think that more options should be available to the American people, because four years ago was totally a case of Dumb and Dumber and damn it, I should be able to vote for someone I WANT for President (and have a chance of him winning) instead of voting against someone.) And what kills me is how often they call during naptime.
You just don't do that.
But really. Who thinks automated phone calls actually influence people? Honestly? Have we as a populace sunk that low that they do? All they do is drive me bonkers. And that goes for BOTH the Democrats and the Republicans, although the Republicans have been the worse offenders in this state.
Idiots.
In honor of the time of year, we've been re-watching The West Wing. I'd forgotten just how much I love that show. Well, not really, since that's where Toby got his name from, but still. Howard's gone for the next few days so I won't watch anymore, but maybe tomorrow night I'll re-watch Lay Down Your Burdens, because fictional election drama is much more attractive and interesting than real life election drama. (Sorry- I just can't get into the CNN stuff. I care who wins, but I don't feel like watching the up-to-the-minute updates. I just want the results.)
NaNoWriMo is off to a good start- I'm up to 3,678 words. Need to clear 5,000 today, but I'd like to get a bit further than that. We'll see how the muse does at naptime, I guess. It IS a Heroes night, and I have a baby blanket to work on, too. And I want to review City of Ember, which was actually quite good. And there's a tiny silly ficlet that needs to be written, but that has lowest priority.
And I think the boys are up, or at least one of them. Have a good Monday!
